We have begun to see nation-state adoption of Bitcoin. El Salvador may have been the first, but they will not be the last to move from a fiat standard to a sound-money Bitcoin standard. This week we will explore how countries might make that leap, when they might make it and even discuss a bit of everyone's (least) favorite subject -- how will taxes work on a Bitcoin standard! Weekly Close BTC July the 23rd: $30,072.12Block Height at time of recording: 799,981News and NotesRFK Jr (Presidential Candidate) Announces Plan to Back Dollar with Bitcoin  and End Bitcoin Taxeshttps://www.thestreet.com/cryptocurrency/rfk-jr-announces-plan-to-back-dollar-with-bitcoin-end-bitcoin-taxeshttps://cointelegraph.com/news/rfk-jr-will-back-us-dollar-with-bitcoin-if-president https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/07/rfk-jr-bitcoin-investment-raises-ethics-concerns.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/robert-f-kennedy-jr-wants-165719448.htmlNigel Farage's Bank Account Closed Articles about Argentina Presidential Candidate https://bitcoinist.com/argentina-presidential-candidate-preaches-bitcoin/https://cryptoslate.com/javier-milei-pro-bitcoin-argentine-presidential-candidate-rising-in-polls/https://news.bitcoin.com/presidential-candidate-javier-milei-claims-he-has-the-funds-to-dollarize-argentina/Information about the Income Tax in America and the Federal Reservehttps://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/history_article.htmlhttps://constitutioncenter.org/blog/how-we-wound-up-with-a-national-income-tax Podcasting 2.0 Apps Available at http://newpodcastapps.com/ and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.info/I can be reached by email at mcintosh@gen-btc.com and on twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. My mastodon handle is @mcintosh@podcastindex.social. I'm also on matrix at @mcintosh1775:matrix.org. Looking forward to hearing from you!Websitehttps://gen-btc.comMusic CreditsProtofunk by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunkLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseThe following music was used for this media project:Music: Ethernight Club by Kevin MacLeodFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-clubLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseArtist website: https://incompetech.com Website https://satoshis-plebs.com Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at http://podcastapps.com and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.info I can be reached by email at mcintosh@gen-btc.com and on Twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. My mastodon handle is @mcintosh@podcastindex.social. Looking forward to hearing from you!